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Datacentres: Today's IT hostess with the mostess

NZ firms switch to hosted IT services as in-house resources strain. Co-location and cloud models surge as economic and disaster resilience strategy.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2012

Apple

US Air Force to replace manuals with iPads

The US Air Force embarks on a digital shift, replacing traditional manuals with iPads in a $9.36m move to modernise and streamline operations.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2012

Marketing Technologies

Accounting for point of sales

NZ retailers focus on self-checkout and mobile POS over biometrics for efficiency and customer experience, says IDC analyst Louise Francis.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2012

Semiconductors

The power of true mobility

NZ workers increasingly turn to smartphones for business, promising boosted productivity and revamped IT models, reveals Unisys survey.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2012

Brocade

Fabric networks needed to stop virtualisation bottlenecks

Data centres must modernise with flatter Ethernet Fabrics to tackle bottlenecks as server virtualisation grows, says Frost and Sullivan report.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2011

Firewalls

Security on mobile devices: What comes next?

Mobile devices are enabling customers to conduct business and manage their lives on the move, while enabling a host of new business models and services.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2011

Edge Computing

Touchpads and Twitter - the good, the bad and the ironic

Exploring the digital age's pitfalls and paradoxes, from Orewa College's iPad initiative to Obama's Twitter faux pas and the HP TouchPad review.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2011

Network Infrastructure

Services spend on the up says Ovum

Ovum report forecasts IT services spend in Asia Pacific to hit $205bn by 2015, driven by economic recovery and modernisation initiatives.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2011

Document Management

Canon wins Maori Trustee contract

Canon secures a pivotal contract to modernise the Maori Trustee's print and imaging infrastructure, heralding a new era of efficiency.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2011

Hyperscale

HP dates Waikato data centre for 2012

New data centre to form part of HP's US$1 billion transformation to retire legacy assets and build new, modernised facilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2011

Data Analytics

5 enterprise software trends for 2011

Business intelligence, collaboration, content management, social software and supply chain management will be 2011's major trends, says Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Feb 2011

Software Development

JFK's Legacy Informs and Inspires the World with Help from Sitecore and Velir

JFK's inspiring legacy goes digital, thanks to Sitecore and Velir, as the world marks 50th anniversary of Kennedy's inauguration.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 24th Jan 2011

Gaming

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops shatters sales records with a fresh narrative, enhanced multiplayer, and a return of Zombie Mode.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Dec 2010

Partner Programmes

Maclean Computing's new brand identity

Maclean Computing unveils new brand identity, transitioning from Improving Business Through Technology to Rock Solid IT after 16 years in the industry.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 16th Sep 2010

Unified Communications

Crème de la crème

Fonterra's CIO Chris Barendregt says the shift from selling products to business value can be nothing but positive.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 1st Jul 2010

EduTech

HP breaks 'innovation gridlock'

New solutions and services unveiled that help organisations shift IT spending from operations to innovation, says HP.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 12th May 2010

IT Budget

CASH CREATIVE

In the face of a global financial crisis, firms find inventive means to cut costs, emphasizing value over expenditure.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Mar 2010

Modernisation

Festival powered by Kiwi software entrepreneur

A Te Atiawa software entrepreneur has modernised the Parihaka International Peace Festival's ticketing, making it more affordable and efficient for attendees.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2010